Middletown woman killed, 2 hospitalized in Liberty Twp. crash

Deputies: Pickup crossed center line, collided with minivan

Published 11:23 AM EDT Jun 13, 2013

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -

One woman was killed and two other people were hospitalized Thursday morning following a three-vehicle crash in Liberty Township.

Sheriff's deputies said 41-year-old Michael McAninch, of Mason, crossed the center line about 6 a.m. on state Route 747 in his Ford F-150 pickup and collided head-on with a Dodge Caravan driven by 56-year-old Mary Schaeffer, of Middletown.

Schaeffer's minivan then crashed into a car driven by 59-year-old Denise Wuebben, of Hamilton.

Schaeffer was pronounced dead at the scene, and McAninch and Wuebben were taken to Atrium Medical Center in Middletown.

Route 747 was closed for several hours near Willow Ridge Drive while the crash was investigated and cleared.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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